Recaps

Roy helped Baby 5 leave the Donquixote Family and join the Marines, while Sengoku ordered Sugar imprisoned in secrecy. After returning to Marineford, Roy was promoted to Vice Admiral and granted freedom to act against pirate forces, as the older Marines looked to him to lead the next generation.

• Roy stopped a Marine from taking Baby 5 away and persuaded her to use her ability to protect people by becoming a Marine.
• Gion welcomed Baby 5 into the Marines, and Sengoku ordered Sugar confined permanently on Impel Down's Level 6 with her imprisonment kept secret.
• Gion thanked Roy for giving Baby 5 a chance to choose her own path as their warship returned to Marineford.
• Sengoku promoted Roy to Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral as Marines and the new generation celebrated his return.
• Sengoku told Roy that the Five Elders had granted him freedom of action, including authority to launch countermeasures against pirate forces, and Zephyr urged him to lead the Marines' new generation.

Roy returned to Marineford and tested Ace, Luffy, Zoro, Kuina, and Law in a spar before treating them to a barbecue. Meanwhile, Queen recruited Caesar Clown to work for the Beasts Pirates in Wano Country, where their plans were set to advance.

• Roy challenged the youngsters to touch him, then defeated their combined attacks with Armament Haki and a powerful shockwave.
• Roy hosted a barbecue with the youngsters, where Law vowed to surpass him and Zoro promised to win next time.
• Caesar Clown learned from Queen that Doflamingo had been captured and that his research funding was gone.
• Queen offered Caesar funding, facilities, and experimental materials in Wano Country, and Caesar agreed to join him.
• Queen and Caesar left the laboratory together aboard a Pirate Transport Ship as the Beasts Pirates prepared to act.

Roy arranged for Gion to train Kuina and Kizaru to train Zoro, beginning their swordsmanship lessons at Marine Headquarters. After both endured demanding training, they joined Roy, Bellemere, Nami, Nojiko, Luffy, and Kizaru for barbecue at Roy's courtyard.

• Roy brought Kuina to Gion, who agreed to train her after hearing her ambition to become the World's Strongest great swordsman.
• Roy persuaded Kizaru to train Zoro with ramen, bananas, and a promise to help with three missions.
• Kizaru demonstrated his speed with Ama no Murakumo and pushed Zoro through dozens of exchanges, correcting his straightforward movements.
• Gion challenged Kuina with the Kompira and coached her to anticipate attacks and improve her swordsmanship.
• After training, Zoro and Kuina discussed what they had learned before Bellemere served barbecue to the group at Roy's courtyard.

Zephyr led Ace, Luffy, Zoro, Ain, Binz, and the other young Marines to West Blue for their first combat mission against the 100-million-Beli Blood Blade Pirates. Roy learned the trainees had departed and worried about them, while Zephyr’s recruits launched their assault on the pirates’ island hideout.

• Zephyr judged the young trainees ready for combat and announced their mission to defeat the Blood Blade Pirates in West Blue.
• Zephyr sailed from Marineford with Ace, Luffy, Zoro, Ain, Binz, and the other recruits.
• Roy returned to Marineford with Law, learned Zephyr had taken the trainees on a practical mission, and grew concerned when he heard Ain and Binz were with them.
• Zephyr’s warship reached the Blood Blade Pirates’ island, where Captain Goraz and his crew mocked the approaching Marines.
• Zephyr ordered the attack, and Ace, Luffy, Zoro, Ain, and Binz stormed the pirates’ feast, killing and binding many of them.
• Goraz charged Ace with a Haki-coated giant blade, and Ace met his attack with a fiery strike as Zephyr’s remaining trainees attacked the pirates’ rear ranks.

Ace, Luffy, Zoro, Ain, and Binz fought the Blood Blade Pirates while Zephyr supervised the young Marines. The pirates were defeated on the beach, but two hostile figures appeared in the jungle as Luffy prepared to return.

• Ace battled Goraz and defeated him with an explosive fireball after Goraz's blade cracked and he tried to surrender.
• Luffy struck Vice captain Iron Hook Baton with Armament Haki while Zoro fought and wounded battle captain "Two Blades" Rex.
• Ain used her power to weaken an officer, and Binz bound pirates with vines, allowing the trainees to defeat the enemy officers.
• Zephyr protected a distracted trainee and advised the young Marines to stay alert on the battlefield.
• Zoro defeated Rex, Ain and Binz's opponents fell, and Luffy sent Baton crashing through trees at the jungle's edge.
• As Luffy turned back toward the beach, two figures emerged from the jungle shadows.

Ace and Luffy faced the overwhelming strength of Weevil and Bakkin after the main battle on Unnamed Island. Ace awakened Conqueror's Haki while trying to save Luffy, and Zephyr arrived just in time to shield them from Weevil's killing blow.

• Ace, Zoro, Ain, and Binz defeated the pirates, and Zephyr ordered the trainees to clear the battlefield.
• Ace noticed Luffy was missing and rushed into the jungle, while Zephyr sensed Luffy and two dangerous presences and followed.
• Bakkin ordered Weevil to attack Luffy, and Weevil seized him and proved impervious to Luffy's and Ace's attacks.
• As Weevil crushed Luffy, Ace unleashed Conqueror's Haki, forcing Weevil to release him before Ace collapsed from exhaustion.
• Bakkin ordered Weevil to kill Ace, but Zephyr arrived and blocked Weevil's Naginata with his Haki-coated fist.

Zephyr arrived to protect Ace and Luffy, then fought Weevil with overwhelming force while Zoro, Ain, and Binz held off Buckin. The chapter ended with Zephyr killing Weevil in a devastating attack, as Buckin was left unable to save him.

• Zephyr ordered Ace to retreat with the unconscious Luffy and attacked Weevil with powerful Haki.
• Buckin charged at Ace and Luffy, but Zoro blocked her while Binz restrained her with vines and Ain struck her with her blade.
• Zoro, Ain, and Binz worked together to suppress Buckin as Ace watched in shock.
• Zephyr unleashed a series of blows that battered Weevil and shattered his Naginata.
• Zephyr pinned Weevil in a crater and killed him with his Black Arm: Ultimate Evil Crush.

Roy and the Marines defeated Buckin and Weevil, rescued Luffy and Ace, and ended the internship mission. As the warship sailed back to Marineford, Roy and Zephyr suspected a wider storm was spreading through the West Blue.

• After Weevil died, Buckin used a smoke bomb and fired a strange bullet at the unconscious Luffy, but Law reversed it, killing her with her own shot.
• Law treated Luffy and Ace as Roy arrived, and Zephyr checked on them before praising Zoro, Ain, and Binz for putting a comrade’s life ahead of orders.
• Roy transported everyone back to the beach, where Zephyr declared the internship mission over and ordered the trainees to return to Marineford.
• On the voyage home, Zephyr asked Roy if he had foreseen the danger, and Roy said he had only sensed that a storm in the New World might have reached the West Blue.

After Ace and Luffy returned exhausted from the West Blue training mission, Garp reunited with them at Roy’s residence and learned that Ace had awakened Conqueror’s Haki. Garp brought back a Sea King for the hungry brothers, and Marines and their families celebrated together at a barbecue across Marineford.

• Garp rushed aboard Zephyr’s returning warship, and Roy reassured him that Ace and Luffy were safe and sleeping.
• Nami and Nojiko cared for the brothers at Roy’s residence while Garp and Zephyr spoke with Roy; Roy told them Ace had awakened Conqueror’s Haki.
• Ace and Luffy woke hungry, and Roy told them Garp had gone to find them meat.
• Garp returned to Marineford carrying a giant Sea King, and Roy and Law helped butcher it for the Marines and their families.
• Garp, Zephyr, Roy, Law, Ace, Luffy, and their companions shared a Sea King barbecue at Roy’s residence.

Roy trained Ace to understand and control his Conqueror's Haki, urging the young Marines to grow through conviction. On Kuraigana Island, Dracule Mihawk arrived at the ruined Sikeal Kingdom and made the abandoned city his home.

• Roy unleashed his Conqueror's Haki during training, and Ace endured the pressure without giving up.
• Roy explained that Conqueror's Haki reflected its user's will, while Garp and Zephyr watched and the cadets reacted to Ace's effort.
• Roy helped Ace up and encouraged the cadets to pursue strength with conviction and a clear purpose.
• Dracule Mihawk reached the ruins of Sikeal Kingdom on Kuraigana Island and killed a Humandrill with a single sword strike.
• Mihawk settled in the ruined city, repaired its buildings, and made the island his solitary home.

Roy secretly visited Vegapunk at the World Government research base on Punk Hazard and asked for Kaido's Artificial Devil Fruit, PX-K7. He offered to help Vegapunk overcome a bottleneck in his clone soldier research by finding a cooperative Buccaneer, and Vegapunk agreed to give him the fruit if he delivered.

• Roy used Spatial Jump to appear behind Vegapunk, then Vegapunk erased the security footage and asked why he had come.
• Vegapunk and Roy discussed their secret partnership, which began through Monkey D. Dragon, with Tesoro providing support for Roy's investments in Vegapunk's personal projects.
• Roy asked about PX-K7, the Artificial Devil Fruit made from Kaido's Lineage Factor, and Vegapunk said it remained in cold storage despite CP0's attempts to claim it.
• Roy offered to find a Buccaneer willing to participate in Vegapunk's clone soldier experiments, addressing a bottleneck in the project.
• Vegapunk agreed to secure PX-K7 for Roy if he solved the research problem, and Roy accepted the deal.

Roy visited Kuma in the Sorbet Kingdom and asked him to provide a blood sample for Vegapunk’s Clone Soldier research. After Roy revealed that Bonney had Blue Jade Scales and promised to cover her treatment, Kuma agreed to take part in the experiment.

• Kuma absorbed the pain he had removed from an old man, then reunited with Roy, who was visiting him and Bonney.
• Roy warned Kuma about taking other people’s pain into his own body and asked him to work with Vegapunk on Clone Soldiers.
• Kuma refused because he wanted to protect Bonney, but Roy revealed that she had Blue Jade Scales like Ginny.
• Kuma panicked and frightened Bonney, then apologized to her after Roy comforted her.
• Roy said Vegapunk could cure Bonney and offered to cover the costs, and Kuma agreed to provide a blood sample and participate as long as he would not be used to oppress the weak.

Roy brought Kuma and the sleeping Bonney to Vegapunk’s laboratory, where testing confirmed that Bonney had the Blue Jade Scales virus. Vegapunk began preparing an expensive clone-based treatment, and Roy offered to cover the cost as he suggested that Kuma leave Bonney in the laboratory for care.

• Roy teleported Kuma and Bonney to Punk Hazard, where Vegapunk disabled the laboratory’s surveillance recordings.
• Vegapunk tested Bonney’s blood and confirmed that she had the same Blue Jade Scales virus as Ginny, with at most ten years before it became active.
• Roy agreed to pay for Bonney’s treatment, and Vegapunk said the plan would require a stem cell transplant, immune induction, and a nanoscale recombination system.
• Vegapunk used Kuma’s cells to start a PX Project clone vessel, which would take at least two weeks to mature, while inhibitors slowed Bonney’s illness.
• Roy suggested that Kuma leave Bonney at the laboratory so Vegapunk could monitor her, and Kuma admitted he did not want to lose sight of her again.
• After Vegapunk promised to care for Bonney, Roy began to offer Kuma another suggestion.

Roy arranged for Kuma to leave the Revolutionary Army temporarily and become a Shichibukai so he could protect Bonney and obtain treatment for her Blue Jade Scales. The Five Elders approved Kuma’s appointment and medical support, while Dragon and the Revolutionary Army accepted Kuma’s choice and trusted Roy’s plan.

• Roy persuaded Kuma to become a Shichibukai, explaining that the position would provide cover for his work with Vegapunk and help protect Bonney; Kuma agreed to do it for his daughter.
• The Five Elders reviewed Roy’s recommendation and Kuma’s record, then approved his appointment and authorized Vegapunk to treat Bonney under strict government surveillance.
• Vegapunk reported that Bonney’s virus had been suppressed and that her first-generation clone could be used for a stem cell transplant in thirteen days.
• Dragon received Roy’s report that Kuma had left the Revolutionary Army to save Bonney and accepted the decision after learning why Kuma had joined the Shichibukai.
• The Revolutionary Army officers expressed sympathy for Kuma, reaffirmed their trust in him, and Dragon said he trusted Roy’s arrangement.

Bonney woke after treatment, and Vegapunk confirmed that her condition had stabilized while her cloned tissue matured for surgery. Roy left the laboratory with the pink Azure Dragon artificial Devil Fruit, planning to give it to someone who would become the Marines’ future dragon.

• Bonney woke and Kuma tearfully embraced her as Vegapunk explained that the toxins had been suppressed and a transplant would follow once the cloned tissue matured.
• Vegapunk gave Roy the pink Azure Dragon artificial Devil Fruit and agreed to report it destroyed and erase it from the records.
• Roy said he had someone in mind to wield the fruit and become the Marines’ future “world-destroying dragon.”
• Bonney recovered her energy, and Roy gave her candy while Kuma thanked him for saving her.
• Kuma said he would serve as a Shichibukai to protect Bonney and Vegapunk, then promised Bonney he would return after taking care of important business.
• Roy entrusted Bonney to Vegapunk and vanished from the laboratory with the fruit, heading back to Marineford.

Roy brought Garp and Luffy to a secluded training ground and gave Luffy an artificial Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon fruit made from Kaido’s Lineage Factors. Luffy transformed into a pink-scaled dragon hybrid and accidentally blasted a hole through a cliff with Dragon Breath.

• Roy arrived at the training ground while Luffy sparred with Garp and Ace fought Zoro, then asked Garp and Luffy to come with him alone.
• Roy took Garp and Luffy to Garp’s secret training ground and revealed Vegapunk’s artificial Azure Dragon fruit.
• Garp warned Roy about the danger of the fruit, but Roy urged Luffy to eat it so he could grow stronger and protect the people he cared about.
• Luffy ate the fruit and transformed into a dragon-human hybrid with pink scales, dragon claws, and silver horns.
• Luffy accidentally fired Dragon Breath, blasting a wide hole through the distant cliff, and Garp and Roy shouted at him.

Ace and Luffy fought a fierce sparring match while Garp and Roy watched their progress and discussed taking them for further training. Meanwhile, the World Government declared the Revolutionary Army a terrorist organization, though the Five Elders dismissed it as a limited threat.

• Ace and Luffy clashed with powerful fire and dragon attacks, ending their spar in an explosion that left both exhausted.
• Garp praised his grandsons' growth, and Roy said he planned to take them somewhere for training.
• Cobra and King Riku questioned the World Government's proposed response to the Revolutionary Army at a meeting in Mary Geoise.
• A World Government official ordered affiliated nations to ban Revolutionary Army ideas, label the group terrorists, and intensify CP Agents' pursuit of its officers.
• The Five Elders judged the Revolutionary Army not yet a serious threat to the Celestial Dragons' rule.

Roy took Luffy, Ace, Zoro, Kuina, and Law to the legendary Sky Island of Skypiea by teleporting their warship high into the sky. They reached the cloud sea and sailed toward Angel Island, where their arrival threatened to disrupt the island’s peace.

• Roy told Luffy, Ace, Zoro, Kuina, and Law that he planned to take them to Skypiea, a Sky Island.
• Roy stopped the warship over a calm stretch of sea and teleported it through several jumps into the sky.
• The warship landed on a vast sea of clouds, where the group saw floating islands and flying Sky Fish.
• Roy pointed out Angel Island, and the group sailed toward it, eager to begin their adventure.

Roy, Ace, Luffy, Law, Zoro, and Kuina arrived at Sky Island and toured Angel Island with Conis, where they learned that Enel ruled through fear and had ordered the history museum closed. The chapter ended with Conis warning them not to speak Enel’s name and Law suspecting that Sky Island held dangerous secrets.

• Enel learned that an unidentified warship had appeared near Angel Island and ordered God's Trial prepared for the following day.
• Roy brought Ace, Luffy, Law, Zoro, and Kuina onto Angel Island, paid McKinley’s entry fee with a pouch he had stolen from the patrol, and explored the island with them.
• Conis guided the group through Angel Island’s dial workshop, restaurant, plaza, and history museum, where they found the exhibits removed by Enel’s order.
• Law asked Conis who Enel was, and she warned the group that he was Sky Island’s god and that speaking his name could bring terrible trouble.

After suspecting Enel controlled Sky Island, Roy’s group followed Conis to the supposed “God’s Trial grounds,” where she confessed that the priests had ordered her to lure them into a battlefield. Enel attacked Conis and the group, but Roy sent five companions into battle, beginning their training.

• Law and Kuina suspected that Enel controlled Sky Island and that the White Berets screened outsiders, while Roy hinted he already understood the danger.
• Conis met the group the next morning and offered to guide them to the “God’s Trial grounds.”
• Conis confessed that the grounds were a battlefield and that priests had ordered her to lead the group there, threatening her father if she refused.
• Lightning struck at Conis, but Kuina pulled her to safety, and Enel appeared in the sky to condemn her and the Blue Sea visitors.
• Enel summoned Ohm, Shura, Gedatsu, and Satori to surround the group and attacked with lightning.
• Roy mocked Enel and ordered five companions to begin their training, launching the battle.

Roy rescued Conis as Enel’s lightning struck Angel Island, while Ace, Zoro, Kuina, and Law fought Enel, Ohm, Shura, and Gedatsu across the sea of clouds. The battles remained unresolved as the fighting intensified across the battlefield.

• Roy vanished with Conis and sheltered her behind a barrier on a distant Cloud Platform as Enel’s lightning engulfed the island.
• Ace resisted Enel’s lightning attacks and exchanged increasingly powerful fire and lightning blows with him.
• Zoro fought Ohm’s changing iron-cloud weapons, trading sword strikes and taking a cut to his cheek.
• Kuina cut through Shura’s rope-cloud traps and fire attacks, wounded his back, and faced the cloud nets he raised around her.
• Law used ROOM to evade Gedatsu’s swamp cloud and wound his shoulder, while Gedatsu spread poison mist and swamp cloud across their battlefield.

Luffy, Zoro, Kuina, and Law defeated Satori, Ohm, Shura, and Gedatsu, leaving Enel to face Ace alone. After surviving Ace’s fire attack, Enel transformed into a hundred-meter Thunder God and threatened Sky Island.

• Luffy’s dragon scales withstood Satori’s mechanisms, and Luffy defeated him with a Dragon Claw strike.
• Zoro outmaneuvered Ohm’s Mantra and cut him down with Two-Sword Style: Iai: Rashomon.
• Kuina dodged Shura’s traps and defeated him with Shimotsuki Style: No Moon.
• Law used ROOM: Shambles to appear behind Gedatsu and strike him with Injection Shot.
• Enel became distracted by the priests’ defeats, allowing Ace to hit him with Great Flame Commandment: Explosive Flame Lotus.
• Enel emerged from the flames and transformed into his 200 Million Volts: Thunder God form, shaking Sky Island with his power.

Ace and Enel clashed in their immense fire and thunder forms while Roy taught Zoro, Kuina, and Law about the limits of Haki against Logia powers. Luffy arrived as a giant pink dragon and joined Ace, leaving the two fighters pressuring Enel as Sky Island’s residents watched in shock.

• Ace unleashed Conqueror’s Haki against Enel, and Law moved Zoro and Kuina beside Roy to escape the pressure.
• Roy warned Zoro, Kuina, and Law that Armament Haki could harm Logia users but could not fully protect them from elemental attacks, prompting the three to vow to grow stronger.
• Enel fired Heavenly Calamity Thunderstorm at Ace, who countered with Great Flame Commandment: Flame Explosion.
• Luffy descended in his complete pink dragon form and teamed up with Ace against Enel.
• Enel attacked both fighters with his 200 Million Volts: Thunder Blade, but Luffy blocked one blade while Ace struck Enel’s chest with Flame Emperor: Piercing the Sun.
• Luffy hit a Thunder Blade with his Iron Tail, and the residents of Sky Island watched as Ace and Luffy appeared to suppress Enel.

Luffy and Ace defeated Enel with their combined wind-and-fire attack, freeing Angel Island from his rule. Enel survived the blast but Roy knocked him unconscious, and the victors set off to celebrate at a banquet.

• Luffy and Ace combined their powers into Explosive Wind Dance, shattering Enel’s lightning defense and blasting him from the sky.
• Angel Island residents, Shandia, and White Beret soldiers celebrated Enel’s defeat as Gan Fall arrived with surviving warriors.
• Luffy and Ace landed, exchanged congratulations, and reunited with Roy, Zoro, Kuina, and Law.
• Enel staggered back to his feet and tried to gather lightning, but Law warned that he was still alive and Enel had no strength left to fight.
• Roy appeared before Enel and knocked him unconscious with a tap to the back of his neck.
• Roy announced that God was dealt with, and the group cheered before setting off for a banquet.

At the celebration banquet, Roy revealed that Shandora still existed and brought everyone to the Golden City. He rang the Golden Bell, fulfilling Noland and Kalgara’s promise, and the people of Angel Island and the Shandia united to establish a new nation called the Land of God.

• Roy announced that Shandora existed, shocking the banquet guests.
• Roy transported everyone to the Golden City, where Gan Fall and Wyper confirmed that the legendary city was real.
• Roy went to the Golden Bell and rang it with a punch, fulfilling the four-hundred-year-old promise of Noland and Kalgara.
• Gan Fall and Wyper celebrated the end of the conflict as Angel Islanders and Shandia embraced and declared peace.
• Gan Fall proposed uniting Sky Island and the Shandia as the Land of God, and Wyper agreed.